Australia v Saudi Arabia, 29 February 2012
| Score | 4-2 to Australia |
| Referee | KIM Dong-jin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group D |
| Venue | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| Attendance | 24,240 |
View Australia v Saudi Arabia head to head
Kick-off: 8.30pm local
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Australia
Manager: Holger Osieck
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Saudi Arabia
Manager: Frank Rijkaard
Goals:
| Alex Brosque | 43 |
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| Harry Kewell | 73 |
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| Alex Brosque | 75 |
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| Brett Emerton | 76 |
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Goals:
| Salem Al Dawsari | 19 |
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| Nassir Al Shamrani | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Schwarzer
Defender
Brett Emerton
Defender
Jade North
Defender
Sasa Ognenovski
Defender
Matt Spiranovic
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Milligan
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Neill
(captain)
Midfielder
Mark Bresciano
Midfielder
James Troisi
Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kewell
Forward
Alex Brosque
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Waleed Abdullah
Defender
Abdulla Al Zoari
Defender
Kamil Fallatah
Defender
Osama Hawsawi
(captain)
Defender
Hassan Muath
Midfielder
Salem Al Dawsari
Midfielder
Ahmed Al Fraidi
Midfielder
Taiseer Al Jassam
Midfielder
Mohammad Al Shalhoub
Midfielder
Saud Khariri
Forward
Nassir Al Shamrani
Substitutions:
| Archie Thompson for James Troisi | 63 |
| Dave Carney for Matt Spiranovic | 82 |
| Nick Carle for Alex Brosque | 87 |
Substitutions:
| Ahmad Ateef for Ahmed Al Fraidi | 66 |
| Yasser Al Qahtani for Nassir Al Shamrani | 72 |
| Naif Hazazi for Mohammad Al Shalhoub | 79 |
Cards:
Cards:
| Saud Khariri | 62 | Y |
| Nassir Al Shamrani | 64 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mat Ryan
Defender
Michael Marrone
Defender
Michael Thwaite
Midfielder
Nick Carle
Midfielder
Dave Carney
Midfielder
Erik Paartalu
Midfielder
Adam Sarota
Forward
Archie Thompson
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ahmed Al Kassar
Goalkeeper
Yasser Al Mosailem
Defender
Mohamed Al Bishi
Defender
Yasir Al Shahrani
Defender
Kamil Fallatah
Midfielder
Yahia Al Shehri
Midfielder
Ahmad Ateef
Midfielder
Ibrahim Ghaleb
Forward
Hamed Al Hamed
Forward
Yasser Al Qahtani
Forward
Yousef Al Salem
Forward
Naif Hazazi